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A 17-year-old boy is expected to appear in court this week after he was arrested for allegedly raping a 56-year-old woman at Iikekele village on Friday evening. 

The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention as well as the Mastercard Foundation started an in-country implementation of the Saving Lives and Livelihoods initiative in Namibia to accelerate vaccination against Covid-19. 

Constituency councillors in the Khomas region are concerned about waste piling up in informal settlements, saying they are likely to cause Hepatitis E to flare up again if the City of Windhoek does not collect and offload the rubbish at the dumpsite soon.

Namibia’s sprint sensation Christine Mboma on Saturday night said sheer bravery, her love for the country and a need to reassess her recovery at an international event were among the driving forces that propelled her to scoop a bronze medal in the women’s 200m final. 

Trinidad and Tobago athlete Jereem Richards on Saturday ran an astounding time of 19.80 seconds to break a 28-year-old Commonwealth Games 200m men’s record that was set by Namibia’s sprint legend Frank Fredericks in 1994. 

Local athletics coach Letu Hamhola has lost his appeal against the Namibia Sports Commission (NSC), Namibia Paralympic Committee (NPC) and Athletics Namibia (AN).

One Blood’s Daphne and Victor Kaune as well as Ethnix’s Etjo Katjivari Kangumine and Julius Page Hamwele  will be touring the Omaheke and Otjozondjupa regions this week as part of Sanlam Namibia’s quest to promote and preserve culture among learners.

When the much-liked Windhoek Spring Fiesta (WSF) All White Party takes place later this year, it will be for the last time.

Dundee Precious Metals Tsumeb (DPMT), through the Tsumeb Community Trust,  recently donated 235 mattresses valued at over N$274 700  to the Okapembambu Mobile School hostel. The school is about 20km east of Opuwo, which is a town with a Himba community of over 700. 

Namibian scholar Professor William Heuva has published an eye-opening book chapter on Namibia’s Oviritje popular music, probably marking the first time the genre has had serious critical attention at a very high academic level.